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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (25 May 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 244. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the deadline for submission of applications for the knowledge transfer scheme as has been requested by agricultural consultants due to ongoing issues in completing applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25254/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Service Staff (30 May 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the cost in callout fees, hourly rates and wages for both full time and part time firefighters involved in gorse and forest fires for the period of 1 March 2017 to 19 May 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25315/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (30 May 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 544. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will be paid an AEOS payment which was due to them in December 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25723/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (30 May 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 572. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to help the thousands of persons that have been left without a broadband service as a result of the difficulties their provider (details supplied) is having with a satellite provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25853/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Contracts (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 555. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that in future all decisions are made in a timely manner in order that new appointments can be made prior to the summer holiday break regarding the new model for the allocation of teaching hours for special education needs to post primary schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28049/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Motorised Transport Grant Closure (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1481. To ask the Minister for Health when he will introduce the new scheme to replace the motorised transport grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28726/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Framework Plans (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1600. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the EU auditor is auditing the commonages here; and if so, the date on which this audit will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26705/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Framework Plans (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1601. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria that the EU auditor is examining commonages here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26706/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1602. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason inspectors training changed in 2017 from the years 2015 to 2016 whereby inspectors are now examining agricultural areas, especially wet or marshy agricultural areas with a view to these been omitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26707/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1603. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason inspectors training changed in 2017 from 2015 to 2016 whereby inspectors are omitting hill tops within commonage areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26708/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1616. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the hill tops of commonage areas have been excluded under the proposed changes to the BPS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27177/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Payments (20 Jun 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 1710. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their organic farm payment for 2016 which was due in December 2016; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28827/17]

Building Standards, Regulations and Homeowner Protection: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am thankful for the opportunity to speak on this issue. I welcome the debate tonight. I wish the Minister and Minister of State good luck. They have a tough job in hand in their Department. In Dublin especially, there was a major problem over the years with pyrite. Certain quarries on the outskirts of the city posed a problem. Some of the problems have been rectified but a test...

Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank Deputies Clare Daly and Catherine Connolly for sharing their speaking time with me. I wish the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, luck in his new position. He was helpful while Minister for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Regarding these statements, most people do not question the ability of the Attorney General. It is a matter of the cronyism and the slick way in which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (27 Jun 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 405. To ask the Minister for Health if he will revise the regulations regarding paramedics who work for the HSE and are supposed to get subsistence if they are out of base for over five hours (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30030/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Administration (28 Jun 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 217. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the instrument his Department used to alter the terms and conditions of the CAP, SPS, SFP, BPS, ANC, DAS and other schemes between 2011 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30382/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (28 Jun 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 218. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the body from which the independent agricultural appeals office takes direction regarding the validity of an inspection in cases in which it has been proven that an inspection was carried out on a farm and his Department did not comply with the terms and conditions of the scheme in carrying out the inspection; and if he will make a...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. It was introduced in a rush over recent weeks when damage had been done, especially with the public, as to the way appointments are made to the Judiciary. What went on at Cabinet with the most recent judicial appointment was disgraceful. For politicians, who are with the public in their different constituencies, what went on calls into...

Waste Disposal: Motion [Private Members] (4 Jul 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The first matter for clarification is the Taoiseach's statement today that it could be up to 15 months before this kicks in. From what I am hearing around the country - I know other Deputies will speak to this later - some of the providers have already told customers that when the contracts are up, they are ready to go. It is a matter of divide and conquer. There is much consternation...

Early Childhood Care and Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Jul 2017)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I compliment Deputies Kathleen Function and Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire on bringing forward this motion. Any Deputy who attended the meetings held around the country will be aware that three issues emerged, namely, investment, wages and consultation. The first message we got was that the workers felt they were not being listened to and that they were not at the table able to talk to the...